In rural U.S., a veterinary crisis
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The United States Department of Agriculture is stepping into one of the more perplexing situations facing rural America today: a shortage of large animal veterinarians. Continue Reading
The world of food … on a chart
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Graphic artists at ShiftN.com. have attempted to visualize the human food system, creating a chart—or map—of the myriad factors that make up the whole process. Continue Reading
Algae could combat hunger
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Heralded by scientists as a near-miracle food, a protein-rich algae has potential to abolish malnutrition. Continue Reading
U.S., Viet ‘Catfish Wars’ heat up (again)
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The so-called "Catfish Wars," pitting U.S. catfish farmers against Asian producers since 2002, is heating up. Continue Reading
Save the African forests; be a butterfly farmer
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People in the Kakamega Forest in western Kenya have found a way to save their shrinking woodlands and make a living at the same time, all on the wings of a butterfly. Literally. Continue Reading
Icelandic animals are feeling the hurt
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Livestock, birds and other animals are enduring extreme hardship in southern Iceland, where the cloud of Eyjafjallajökull's toxic volcanic ash threatens their very lives. Continue Reading
Paraguay Amerindians get their day in court
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Seething members of the Xákmok Kásek indigenous community in Paraguay asserted before an international court this month that they were slowly being squeezed out of existence. Continue Reading
A grasshopper plague is at hand in U.S.
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In 1985, a similar infestation devoured corn, barley, alfalfa, beets—even fence posts and the paint off the sides of barns, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Continue Reading
A Grassroots Battle over Biotech Farming / Local initiatives target genetic engineering
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By Robert J. Mullins
Having failed at the federal level, activists around the U.S. seek to block genetically modified agriculture one county at a time. Continue Reading
Farmers Neglected at Home and Abroad / Critics trade blame over subsidies, WTO
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By Michael Standaert
Agricultural subsidies -- intended to save rural communities and feed the world's billions -- are blamed for poverty, hunger and environmental destruction. Continue Reading